Saturday, January 18, 2014

I find it
interesting that on one hand San Diego City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer and his
alliance of the radical right-downtown establishment-big business groups are touting
his endorsement from the San Diego Police Officers Association, then hitting
San Diego City Councilmember David Alvarez for his support from unions.What the heck do you mean?

Well, you
have the mixed-up world here in San Diego.The San Diego Police Officers Association is a UNION!They may not have the
word UNION in their title, but they are a U-N-I-O-N.In fact, they are a San Diego City U-N-I-O-N,
which their members are part of the PENSION, which Councilmember Faulconer and his
alliance of the radical right-downtown establishment-big business group blame
for the city’s demise.In fact, his
backers would like to eliminate the polices pension, like they did for all the other
unions at the city, just ask the UT Editorial Board.While it is okay to denounce Councilmember
Alvarez for getting support from unions it would not be right to do the same of
Councilmember Faulconer, right?There is
a saying, “If you point a finger at someone else, three of your fingers are
pointing back at you.” Try it.They are
just a bunch of hypocrites, but we knew that one.

Though, the
bigger scratching of my head was over the San Diego Police Officers Association
for supporting Councilmember Faulconer.Some
dogs just don’t learn it seems.It is important to point out that Councilmember Faulconer told this
union and the San Diego Firefighters in his first win for San Diego City Council
to get their endorsement and money he would support them as councilmember.How did that work out?Well the firefighters are now supporting
Councilmember Alvarez.You see they both
got screwed by Councilmember Faulconer.He voted to cut their budgets, freeze their pay, not replace their equipment, actually made them pay
more for benefits thus reduced their take home pay, made it harder for them to
recruit new officers and he pals around with those same Wisconsin anti-labor alliance
of the radical right-downtown establishment-big business group.Now Councilmember Faulconer has a plan, just
like former San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio had a plan.Just don’t look at the details, because you
won’t really like it. Details, details. Also, this alliance of the radical right-downtown establishment-big business groups supports
eliminating the police the right to have their union, which is spending their
union money for Councilmember Faulconer’s election, which the Councilmember and
his alliance
of the radical right-downtown establishment-big business groups are now
touting and using for his campaign material. Crazy isn't it?

Let’s put it this way:What ten year old kid would want to play
after school with the another kid who took food off their dinner table, abuses you and tells it is becaus they love you, does
not like the way you live your life and tells the neighbors they think your
family should not have the right to exist?I don’t think you would find one kid that gullible, but the police union
just signed up for round two!There is
another saying, “actions are louder than words,” and for the past 7 years Councilmember
Faulconer has been talking out of one side of his body about the police union, while
signing petitions, writing op-eds and voting to hurt the same San Diego Police Officers
Association